84. Good news, grown. Bad news, it's crooked--[6/15]

(Add more for the 'Humen Smoke' brothers!) )

Mason was beaten up.

Well, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that the beating is actually a few hammers back and forth in the basement by Mr. Hunter's neck with the "Force", and because he was wearing the Vanguard armor, he was completely unharmed, so he was supposed to test the armor.

The test worked well.

It's just that my face hurts a little

"I swear that bugging device never activated, otherwise your perception would definitely be able to detect the faint energy it emitted, just in case."

Holding the gleaming helmet of the Pioneer Armor, Mason explained in the basement to the hunter who had taken off his mask with his back to him and crushed it to find the bug:

"After all, you went back to the Star Castle at the risk of being discovered, I have to prepare in advance, in case you are debunked and imprisoned, I have to find someone to rescue you.

It's just one of a kind. Well, a sound concern is by no means an impudent prying eye from a subordinate. ”

"You? Save me? ”

Mason's words amused Mr. Hunter.

Maintaining a man's voice, she took out a mask and fastened it to her face, and said:

"You don't seem to have a very clear understanding of your own strength, and although I did get beaten badly by Kassandra, that Isu demigod is also one of the top few in the parallel world system.

I'll admit that Team K didn't do a bad job, but your sheer strength is almost like throwing yourself into the trap of the stars. ”

"If I really take that step, I guess it won't just be Team K that I take to Fort of the Stars."

Mason stroked the dust off his helmet and whispered:

"You don't think the only people I can shake are my teammates, do you?"

"Okay."

The hunter shook his head and said:

"A traitor who maintains a good relationship with the big heroes of the Justice League has a lot of confidence to talk about, but I doubt you'll do that.

Our relationship doesn't seem to be good enough for you to risk annihilation for me and rush into the enemy's lair. ”

"It's not a matter of good or bad relations, it's that you saved us."

Mason explains:

"Although it was up to me to get everyone out of the way in the end, it was more than a boss should be able to risk rushing in and rescuing us when we were in trouble.

I apologize for some of my suspicions and rude temptations to you, you are indeed a very good collaborator. ”

This was very honest and truthful, and when it came out, Mr. Hunter, who was running to find trouble, was silent, and she had no ability to read minds, and she couldn't tell if Mason was genuine.

But in a moment, she was willing to believe these heart-warming words.

After a few seconds of silence, she looked back at Mason and said:

"Has Odin's Golden Apple been unlocked?"

"Hmm."

Mason took out the golden apple from his bosom that had been unlocked from the data blockade, threw it to the hunter, and said:

"It has special data encryption, and the information inside is all Isu, which is an extrasensory script that requires a special talent to understand.

Therefore, you need someone who is proficient in this way to transcribe it into a language that you can understand.

I've already translated it once, and the text is just a matter of extracting it directly.

Extracting the password is 'the stars will perish', but I don't think you will trust me too much, so I can only advise you to be careful when transcribing.

There's a self-destruct switch in the golden apple.

If I accidentally touched it."

"No one doesn't trust you, Mason, and you should take care of your persecution paranoia."

Mr. Hunter put the golden apple in his bag, and she hesitated for a moment before asking:

"To be on the safe side, I have to ask, are you transcribing all the information?"

"You should know it's all in it."

Mason shrugged his shoulders and said:

"About the past and future generations of the Isu civilization, about the cause of the shock event they predicted 70,000 years ago, about the Isu's understanding and summary of the parallel world system, and about their efforts to continue the civilization.

And, of course, the post-defeat end of civilization.

It's like an epic that chronicles the rise and fall of a civilization, the text is delicate and emotional, and it's really good to use as a bedtime read, and I highly recommend you read it several times. ”

"What about the drawings of the Aurora device? How does it work? And the kind of energy weapon device left behind by the Isu that could destroy the projection core of the World Gate? ”

The hunter said with some frieze:

"You've hidden all the important information? That's not going to work, Mason, they're not going to be satisfied. ”

"What does it have to do with me that they're not satisfied?"

Mason spread his hands and asked rhetorically:

"I don't know them, so why should I trust them unconditionally? I'm sure you're the same thing, but please understand that my boss, the people behind you are just strangers to me.

At least now it is.

I won't hide it from you.

I made a pact with Sister Ka and her world, but that wasn't something Quint would make with her, and she made it clear that she didn't trust you.

To be honest, I don't really trust that much.

Hide-outs always need to be more vigilant. ”

"Mason."

The stubbornness and suspicion of his subordinates made Mr. Hunter's head really big at this moment, and she remembered in a trance that the young man was not so difficult to deal with when she first met Mason.

That was just over a month ago, why did he change so drastically?

"You're already an old K."

The hunter sat back in his chair and persuaded:

"You're already one of us, I think you should give us more trust and kindness, and don't forget, what you caused in the Spider-Man world was still something they helped you suppress.

Even if you admire Batman's stealthy style, it's time to show your sincerity after it's clear that you're working together. You're embarrassing me like that!

I can't go back with a civilization record or an epic novel."

"I'm just a little worried."

Seeing that Mr. Hunter's tone softened, Mason couldn't chase after him.

He thought about it for a while, decided to tell the truth, so he pulled a chair and sat down opposite his boss, and said to her:

"The devices left behind by the Isu civilization can protect a world, isolating it from the system of parallel worlds in the event of an impact event.

While I don't yet understand the truth of the impact you've been hiding, I do know the value of this technology.

It can be promoted, or it can be hidden as bargaining chips.

It's just that with my understanding of the style of the Star Society and your brother organization, I believe that once this thing is turned in, Sister Ka's side will immediately be under unprecedented pressure.

Can you understand what I mean?

It's not easy for them to survive in this dark age, and I don't want to bring them another catastrophe because of my miscalculation.

So you want me to turn in these materials, no problem!

But you have to make sure that the people behind you can use it properly, at least keep it a secret and don't make a world invasion, and if you can give me a guarantee, I'll give you this information at once.

Even the drawings for making the golden apples were given to you. ”

Mason sat down in his chair, bent over, and stared at Mr. Hunter in front of him, and he put his chin together and said:

"Look, all I need is a guarantee.

You can say it and stabilize me first, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, but if something really happens to Sister Ka's side, my friends and I will find you trouble. ”

But Mr. Hunter was silent.

She couldn't give Mason the answer he wanted.

After this silence lasted for thirty seconds, Mason shrugged, leaned back in his chair, and said:

"You see, you don't really dare to fully trust your 'buddies'. Do you know what this means? You have a conscience, but you're not sure if your collaborators have it.

And that's what worries me the most.

I didn't join the Stars Society to join them, I chose to cooperate with you for my goals, and I won't use the survival of a world as a bargaining chip on the table for my benefit.

That's not my style, and it shouldn't be yours. ”

"They won't give up if they can't get it."

The hunter rubbed his forehead and said:

"Quint will be rooted in this system, and we are against the current status quo of the Stars, but we also have hardliners among us who are not threatened, Mason, and you are asking for trouble for yourself."

"Trouble?"

Mason pouted and said:

"No trouble, the worst is for me to part ways with you, become a traitor in your eyes, and then be tracked down by the execution team to try to kill me.

But for this result, my good friends Superman and Flash probably have different opinions.

Do you need me to call them now? ”

Mr. Captain took out his flip phone and shook it in front of the hunter's eyes, saying:

"Batman is okay, I guess the master should be on night patrol in the city now, and it will only be a matter of minutes to get here, and I can just introduce you to him as a friend."

That way, you can say goodbye to them too. ”

"Your world can't stand it!"

The hunter shook his head and said:

"The Justice League can't protect you forever."

"I think so."

Mason pouted and said:

"You have to attack the world of the old spider after the Avengers split, and the Skoruls have been arranged in advance, and they will be weakened again with the source zombie virus.

This is perhaps a sign of caution.

But it also proves that you are not sure of victory in the face of that level of power.

Now that someone who is familiar with your style of doing things and your invasion plans is on the side of the Justice League, I think we have a good chance of winning against you with me helping them.

No matter how bad it is, I can shake people.

Old spiders, Sister Ka, and the ronins who wander on the edge of the Stars.

They obey you not because you are powerful, but because they don't have a choice right now! Once there is a force that can compete with the stars.

Even if we just win a war, we will gain a large number of supporters in an instant.

I'll admit that the Stars will be a huge organization, like a bloated clayfoot giant, but the stronger you are, the more enemies you have. ”

"No, Mason, I admit you have a point, but you're missing an important point."

The hunter looked up and said to Mason:

"Aren't you curious, where did the stars get the source zombie virus?"

This question made Mason's face change slightly.

Then he heard the Hunter say to him in a tone of shared secret:

"I watched from the sidelines when the first World Gate was forged, and I can tell you, Mason, that World Gates weren't originally meant to be explored by the Stars.

It's a sealing device!

It separates an extremely dangerous universe from a parallel world system, which is why the entire upper echelons of the Star Society are so nervous after the people of the Assassin World sneak attack on the projection core of the World Gate.

Your 'Sister Ka' doesn't know what she's doing!

If she really damages the body of the World Gate, everyone will be finished! In a month at most, the entire parallel world system that has been discovered so far will be devoured by a group of hungry guys.

They definitely do.

Because they have eaten up many parallel planes.

It was the shock events that tore apart the stability of the multiverse, and they were the most dangerous of all the malice that was unleashed. I'm begging you, Mason.

Stop playing such a dangerous game, the stars will really have hole cards!

The kind that can flip the table!

It's true that this organization can't guarantee victory in every battle, but it can drag everyone to hell together, in your words, it's hard enough for everyone to live in this day and age, don't make it more difficult for us. ”

"2149 Universe!"

Mason sat up straight with a spirit.

He finally remembered the meaning of this string of numbers in his complicated memory, it was an extremely remote parallel universe, and Mason had only heard of it but had not really understood it.

But according to the big secret revealed by the hunter, it should be the "zombie universe" that Mason has heard of.

It's no wonder that the source zombie virus can destroy the Avengers of the old spider world so easily, that thing can't even withstand the cosmic god like Star Swallowing

"Looks like you've understood the seriousness of the problem."

Mr. Hunter shook his head and said:

"Hand over those materials, and I promise I'll do everything I can to make the most of them, and you know, once they're spread across the worlds, at least a few more people can be saved.

And it's all thanks to you. ”

"I can hand over some of it first."

Mason nodded, and seemed persuaded to take a step back, saying:

"It's a complicated device, and it will take time for you to get acquainted with Isu technology, and after you get the prototype, I'll hand over the way the golden apple was made.

It's good for all of us.

You've got the stuff, and I don't have to worry about you unloading and killing the donkey. ”

"Okay."

The hunter stopped pressing.

She looked at Mason in front of her and said:

"You've grown up fast, but not in the way I thought you were, and I think you've been with Batman for too long.

Your mind has begun to bat into a bat.

After the last time I left Gotham, I spent some time reading this in the Great Library of the Stars Society, and I knew that Batman had a counter-tactic against all potential enemies.

Then let me ask you, do you have a counter-tactic against me? ”

Faced with this question, Mason showed a rather mysterious smile, and said:

"It's being worked out, but I need more information about you, but now that we've said that, I think I should tell you in advance, lest we have conflicts and disagreements in the future.

I don't want to spoil the happy state we have working together right now.

About GWENT.

I mean, the quint in my eyes would. ”

"Well, you say, I'll listen."

The hunter cocked Erlang's legs, put his sword on his lap and looked at Mason, waiting for his words.

The captain organized the language and said:

"I don't know how or why they persuaded you to join, but based on my conversations with Old J and the old Green Goblins who are about to be recruited by them, they seem to be very good at persuading others with their ideals and futures.

This is not a good sign.

As far as my life credo goes, if someone talks to me about their ideals at the first meeting, I will tacitly assume that they want to cheat me.

Of course, I'm not trying to advise you to be as wary of your fellow companions as I am.

I'm just giving you a different way of looking at things.

You might as well recall what you've done since you joined them, and whether it really helped the current bad environment, or if it said

They are actually using you for some of their desired purposes and outcomes, just as the stars will use us. ”

Mason paused.

He glanced at Mr. Hunter and said:

"You're a man who is good at action but not good at scheming, and you're the kind of person that conspirators like the most, and in extreme cases, all it takes is a noble goal to move you.

Truly great people, however, never bother to weave dreams with words.

Take the Honourable Geralt, the greatest witcher ever from his world, whom Old K admires the most, have you ever seen that silent man set up an organization that claims to bring good to the world?

No.

He would only swing his sword to kill every demon he encountered, seemingly indifferent to the world, but in the face of a terrifying hunt, he would still swing his sword silently, just as he did against a weak daytime banshee.

Do you understand what I mean?

In these dark times, actions are always more important than words.

Don't be fooled!

Don't be used as a gun. ”

When Mason mentioned the name "Geralt", Mr. Hunter's fingers on the knife suddenly clenched, she hadn't heard the name from anyone else in a long, long time.

After a few seconds of hesitation, she whispered:

"So, in your eyes, Quint will be just a place to sell dog meat on the head of a sheep?"

"No, I lack the evidence, so I wouldn't make such an arbitrary conclusion."

Mason shook his head, took out a hard drive containing the blueprints of the Aurora device, handed it to the hunter, and said:

"I'm just saying that, in terms of what I've seen so far, I don't see how they will make a difference from the stars, and I don't see how their presence will help the situation.

Maybe I'm too shallow and too little to see, but words aren't enough to make me trust them.

Is there anything else you have to say?

If not, I'm going to ask you to leave, I'm busy tonight, and I still have a lot to do. ”

"Yes."

Mr. Hunter put away the hard drive and said:

"I have an important task for you."